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[ghoulking]

[ do you know how to cope with being murdered in some haunted house by some creepy omnious voice talking to you? You don't sleep and decide to drown in work. That's obviously what you should do. That's obviously what kaneki is doing.

When Kaneki comes to the screen he is wearing glasses and is surrounded by books and two computer screens, and he looks like he hasn't slept in years (because, let's be honest, he hasn't). He will get right to the point when the video feed starts, offering a small smile and a bow of his head ]

Hello. I wish to bring something to you today. Years ago, an imPort by the name of Kate Bishop started a FAQ, with the idea to give every imPort the information they needed about this world and their situation. It was a good idea, but once she was ported out, this FAQ became out of date and it hasn't been updated in years. I wish to bring it back and follow what Miss Bishop wanted to do. I already have her FAQ, which I'll be adapting and updating but given two years have passed since it was written, I think it's necessary to add what today's imPorts want to know and worry about.

That's why I'm making this post. If you have any question you want to see in this FAQ, go ahead and ask. I'll be adding them to the document. And of course, share the document once it's ready.

Comments

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[ghoulking]

[ tact. ]

Nothing very important.

I don't look that bad.

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[reexamined]

You look significantly worse. Have you been sleeping?

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[ghoulking]

[ why is everyone... so worried about his sleep ]

A bit. [ for about 10 minutes ] I have insomnia, usually, so I don't really sleep much. It's normal for me.

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[reexamined]

I assume then you've tried insomnia treatments.

[Why are organics so bad at their own maintenance.]

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[ghoulking]

[ to be fair, kaneki doesn't even know how the heck he is alive at this point ]

What do you consider an insomnia treatment? I've tried many things, but maybe your suggestions can help.

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[reexamined]

I would need to know what treatments you've already tried, and do my own research. For some, insomnia is caused by stress. Others, it is illness or caused by an imbalance of chemicals or biological make-up.

Your research has been very useful, to me and to others. I think this is the least I could offer as a thank you.

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[ghoulking]

Hm- I'm not sure I can say it's a "treatment". But I've trained, meditated, worked- [ until exhaustion ] - warm bath, i guess.

And you don't have to worry about thanking me. I wanted to do it.

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[reexamined]

Can you consume medication, or tea?

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[ghoulking]

No, I can't. Which makes it a bit more difficult.

Honestly, it's fine though. I'm used to things being like this, so it's no longer a bother.

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[reexamined]

Organic maintenance is very complicated.

If you are certain.

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[ghoulking]

It is. Not even experts on the matter fully understand it.

[ now what he wants to ask is... well. "Did you hear about a murderous house"? ImPorts have this terrible tendency not to talk about awful things that happened to them; it's a coping mechanism, sure, but Kaneki would like to know if this was something that involved a lot of people or not.

He doesn't want to talk about it either, but he wants to know about it. And Kay is pretty blunt, right? ]

To your knowledge, has anything happened of late? I was gone for a couple of days. [ nailed it. ]

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[reexamined]

[Kay, is in fact, very blunt.]

Yes.

Recently a house appeared, which I'm 98% certain was a result of an imPort's abilities, that became a trap-laden maze playing on the concepts of typical organic fears, with... lethal consequences. I'm not sure how many imPorts were affected as a result of this house. It was difficult to find more than one person at a time within it.

The house is no longer "possessed" and the "Narrator" is gone from it.

video; private

[ghoulking]

[ waaaait a second.

kaneki is quick to turn this private because he doesn't want other people to hear about this yet. ]

You were there, right? I didn't see any notice about it on the network, so i was wondering what happened.

Have you spoken to the Narrator?

Private forever

[reexamined]

[Was this a secret? Too late.]

I was there. There was no notice- the only connection between this happening is a rather foreshadowing network post from before this happened, by the Narrator himself. I doubt too many want to discuss what happened to them, if they had also been there. I would also rather avoid it myself.

I did not speak to him.

[ghoulking]

[ well, kaneki just doesn't want people getting worried. ]

Were you hurt? [ well, it's just ] You were okay once you left the house, correct? [ kaneki died and then... he was fine. And that didn't happen because of nanites ]

[reexamined]

[A little late for that, Kaneki.]

I was not hurt, but the ones I was with who were had no damage to them when they left the house. Aside from memories.

[...]

The memories still feel real.

[ghoulking]

I see. The same happened to me. [ he spoke a bit to the Narrator but it felt like talking to a crazy man, to be honest; but then again, the house and the reason was also insane. ]

Yeah, they do. And they are. [ it doesn't matter if it was just an illusion. They still lived it. it's real ]

[reexamined]

Some of them shouldn't. There was a room, designed to show you your "deepest desires." That was an illusion that felt more real than anything else there.

[ghoulking]

... really? [ he wasn't there ]

Did something happen there, or- it just showed you what you wanted?

[reexamined]

You would slowly turn to stone without realizing it, if someone didn't "wake you up." It was the only room in that house that nearly offlined me.

[ghoulking]

I'm sorry to hear that.

have you told anyone?

[reexamined]

You.

[ghoulking]

[ to be fair, Kay is the only one who Kaneki is talking about the house, too ]

Are you going to tell anyone? Your friends.

[reexamined]

I was with Poe at the time. He saw it. He also then had his own experience with it, which I would classify as more emotionally devastating to him. I was aware of what my greatest desire is. He was not.

[ghoulking]

I was with Poe for a bit too. [ but not during that. ]

We all came up a bit messed up from that place.